Bath and North East Somerset
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3: None
4: Area 4 south of the Peasedown by-pass would best be served by Bathavon South as any proposed development in this area has future implications on the Parish of Shoscombe
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Annotation 3: None
Annotation 4: Area 4 south of the Peasedown by-pass would best be served by Bathavon South as any proposed development in this area has future implications on the Parish of Shoscombe
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Shoscombe Parish has always been concerned that any development south of the Peasedown by-pass would allow sprawling development that eventually could negate the rural nature of the hamlets contained in Shoscombe Parish. If this small area could be included in Bathavon South there is more likely to be sensitivity to this requirement of the local community, than if this are remained outside the ward in which Shoscombe is located.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: Andrew Avramenko E-mail: P ostcode: Organisation Name:
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The borders between the wards of Odd Down, Bathavon West and Bathavon South needs to be amended to take account of the housing and school adjacent to the 3 borders. The border between Odd Down and Bathavon South currently goes through the site of St Gregory's School; additionally a strategically allocated site in the Core Strategy/Development Plan for Bath and North East Somerset will also cling to this border and effectively be an extension of the housing estate to the east of St Gregory's School (see http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/sitedocuments/Planning-and-Building- Control/Planning-Policy/Core-Strategy/core_strategy_-_adopted_interactive_version.pdf#page=65). Both the school and the new development should be included within the Odd Down ward as they are distinctly part of that area and not Bathavon South. The hamlet of Kilkenny (Rose Cottages, Woodside Cottages and the Hermitage on Kilkenny Lane) in Bathavon West bordering the Odd Down boundary and A367 roundabout besides St Gregory's School should also be incorporated into the Odd Down ward. Not only is in effect an extension of the Odd Down community but the border creates a problems with service delivery, in particular with policing as due to it's inclusion in Bathavon West emergency calls are directed to Radstock and not Bath, causing significant delays in response times.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: John Branston
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The one comment I would make is in respect of the local shopping street Moorland Road, which is currently split between Westmoreland and Oldfield wards. As an entity, it might be easier to manage it if it were entirely in one or the other ward. I don't have any views on which ward it should be in.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: Andrew Brown
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Annotation 3: This is Weston
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The area I have highlighted includes properties close to the centre of Weston Village, and I would have thought consider themselves to be part of the Weston community rather than the expansive Bathavon North.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: Ian Cannock E-mail: P ostcode: Organisation Name:
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I am very keen that village communities should be kept together as currently the case in Bathavon South as they often have common issues and can approach a councillor who is familiar with such issues. They should not be merged with and subsumed into larger town wards, that maybe geographically close such as Radstock or Peasedown St John, but with which have little in common in terms of issues.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: David Chalk E-mail: P ostcode: Organisation Name:
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We believe that the properties at Fosseway cottages, Welton Road and Wells Road(between Welton Road and Radstock Town Centre) should be included in Radstock Ward not Westfield Ward. The reason for this view is that these areas, both geographically and economically relate to the former rather than the latter. People from these areas shop in and walk to Radstock community facilities rather than those in Westfield. The new Ward boundary could be easily redrawn from the existing one near the centre of Radstock to the new one at the top of Welton Road.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: Margaret Coach E-mail: P ostcode: Organisation Name:
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What has happened to Bathwick?
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Please do something about the ridiculous situation of the Westfield and Radstock wards. Half of Radstock Town centre is in the Westfield ward. This makes no sense to the general public at large and is actually just completely confusing to an awful lot of residents who live there. Can we also do something about the Westmoreland Ward? I have lived and worked in Bath and the surrounding area for 30 years and I couldn't tell you where the Ward starts and finishes. I would be very surprised if any-one in that area realised what ward they were in. They just identify with it being Oldfield Park so perhaps amalgamate the Oldfield and Westmoreland wards together. This may result in an additional Councillor for that area as the population there is very high density due to the abundance of HMO's with students from the two Universities. This will be part of the problem with proposed changes for Bath where a population of about 88,000 is made up of 24,000 students who tend to be congregated in areas such as Oldfield Park and along the Lower Bristol Road The Widcombe ward is too disjointed and people to the west of the ward do not identify with being in Widcombe. The Kingsmead Ward covers too large an area and goes all the way up to Chelsea Road which would be regarded as either Weston or Newbridge wards. The Bathavon North, South and West wards just cover what was the old Bathavon Rural District Council area which was in essence the "doughnut" around Bath. There may be some scope in merging some of the Parishes in those wards on the periphery of the old Bath City boundary with wards just inside. There is potential for this in areas such as Monkton Combe, with the Parish becoming part of the Combe Down ward. This is made easier due to the fact that there are no Parishes within the old Bath city boundary to worry about. If you look to the south of the district then there is an argument for parishes such as Camerton and Shoscombe being merged with the Peasedown St John ward which would also make sense. You could also argue that the two Midsomer Norton Wards could be merged with three Councillors to cover a single ward rather than having four Councillors over two wards where perhaps the population of the town does not justify it.
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https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/10064 1/1 20 September 2017
The Review Officer (Bath and North East Somerset) Local Government BoundaryComm ission for England Millbank Tower 21-24 Millbank London SW1P4QP
Dear Sir,
ELECTORAL REVIEW OF BATH ANO NORTH EAST SOMERSET: WARDING ARRANGEMENTS
I am writing, as an elector residing in the parish of Freshford, with the following comments on the current consultation for future warding arrangements for the election of councillors to Bath and North East Somerset Council:- l)the Commission should reject any proposals to increase the recommended number of councillors from fiftynine (a reduction of six councillors from the existing arrangements) -l would support a lower total number of councillors as the number of electors per councillor is lower than many other unitary authorities (the adjoining unitaryauthority of Wiltshire, with much lower population densities, has an average electorate of over one thousand, four hundred electors per councillor greater than the proposals for Bath and North East Somerset) ii) the parishof Freshford should continue to be in an electoral ward represented by a single councillor- any proposals that this rural parish should form partof a multi-member ward should be rejected iii) the existing ward of Bathavon South should be retained - although the 2017 electorate is 3.23 per cent lower than the average 2017 electorate (based on fifty-nine councillors), the projected 2023 electorate will be 6.29 per cent higher than the average 2023 electorate (based on fifty-nine councillors) iv) if it is necessaryto amend the existing boundaries of Bathavon South then the external parish with the greatest affinitywith the existing ward is Claverton and the parish with the lowest affinity within the existing ward is Shoscombe v) the existing name of Bathavon South should be retained 8/1/2017 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal
Bath and North East Somerset
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Annotation 2: Split Abbey into two and put half in Kingsmead and half in Bathwick, where it surely belongs. It is confusing that most of Bathwick isn't in Bathwick Ward.
Annotation 3: Cut off the part of Bathwick which is really on Combe Down and Claverton Down and put it into Combe Down Ward.
Annotation 5: Bath Avon North is huge. Run the boundary down the river and add Bathampton etc to Bathwick and Claverton into Combe Down.
Annotation 6: See comment 5 above.
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It has caused great irritation to many Bathwick residents that they are in Abbey, not Bathwick. Similarly, many Bathwick ward voters thin that the university skews the representation in Bathwick and that it has little interest in residents. Bathwick and Bathampton have a lot in common and it makes sense to put them in the same ward.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: John Ferrie
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The variety of representation should be minimised. Currently there are wards with 1,2 or 3 Councillors and some are very significantly different in number of voters/councillor. Bathwick ward was effectively destroyed during the previous review with Bathwick Street and Bathwick Estate being moved away into Walcot ward. This change was achieved despite the area being moved, being on the other bank of the River Avon to the larger part of the new Ward. The University does not naturally fit into Bathwick ward (nor any other) and should perhaps be treated separately.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Name: Jeremy Heffer E-mail: P ostcode: Organisation Name:
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It is unclear how these changes materially affect anyone!
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Bath and North East Somerset
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Annotation 1: Twerton and Southdown
Annotation 2: Odd Down
Annotation 3: Oldfield Park
Annotation 4: Newbridge
Annotation 5: Weston and Lansdown
Annotation 6: Walcot and Lambridge
Annotation 7: City Centre
Annotation 8: Widcombe and Bathwick
Annotation 9: Combe Down and Claverton Down
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I have only done the Bath wards, plus I have chosen to use 3 councillors per ward as this gives more flexibility of ward size, and prevents localities being split up.
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https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/10607 1/1 Three councillors per ward
I chose to have three councillors per ward as this made the wards bigger, which in turn means a +/‐ 10% criteria has more flexibility than if applied to smaller wards. This makes it easier to keep recognised communities in the same ward. In addition to this there may be benefits in terms of having a variety of parties (and independents) elected as individual voters can split their votes more easily, and it would be particularly useful if at a later date a voting system such as STV is introduced, although you may not be able to consider these latter factors in your deliberations. The former point still has great merit from my point of view.
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Kingsmead/Abbey/Bathwick/Walcot:
The city centre is currently split between Kingsmead and Abbey, and could be brought together. The part of Abbey ward east of the river makes more sense being in Bathwick, and so too the part of Walcot ward south east of the river. The university and Claverton Down area is less connected with Bathwick, and could go with another ward if necessary (I have suggested Combe Down, which is connected via Rainbow Woods and Claverton Down Road). Bathwick borders with Widcombe and has quite a similar demographic, hence why I have paired them together.
Widcombe:
This extends quite far west into what is essentially Oldfield Park, and whilst the historic boundary of Widcombe parish probably does go that far (and then becomes Twerton at a point that few/nobody would regard as Twerton) it makes sense in the modern day to revise this. I have suggested the northern part of Westmorland and the north western part of Widcombe become part of a City Centre & Riverside ward, as there are a lot of new builds emerging there on brownfield sites (and so perhaps residents face similar issues as each other, and others in the city centre), and its proximity to the city centre produces a further link.
Twerton/Westmoreland/Southdown/Oldfield:
Westmoreland is a bit of a made‐up area and a very odd shape. At the west of the ward, people on Shophouse Road, Jews Lane, etc. already actually vote in Twerton ward, and it is very much in Twerton (i.e. near the high street) and yet is currently in the same ward as the aforementioned Riverside development. The Whiteway estate (Haycombe Drive, along to Poolemead Road) is split in half between the Twerton and Southdown wards, and could do with being in one ward. Moorland Road in Oldfield Park is the main community hub in south west Bath, and yet is split between Westmoreland and Oldfield wards, with Oldfield Park rail station not in Oldfield ward. My suggestion for an Oldfield Park ward would tackle this.
Newbridge/Weston/Kingsmead:
Chelsea Road is another community hub currently split between wards (Newbridge and Kingsmead), and Kingsmead covers an area known as Lower Weston, which has far more in common with Newbridge than the city centre parts of Kingsmead. Bringing that into an expanded Newbridge ward, along with a few parts of the current Weston ward, should make Newbridge a big enough size for 3 councillors. This leaves the remainder of Weston joining with Lansdown, which whilst slightly separate from Weston does have a similar make up of wealthy residents in large parts.
Lambridge/Walcot:
The eastern part of Lambridge, east of the A46, probably makes more sense being with Batheaston in Bathavon North in North East Somerset. With the part of Walcot south of the river going to Bathwick, the remainder of Walcot and Lambridge should fit together, and as the A4 (with a large supermarket and petrol station on it) goes through both wards, these two wards are currently very well connected.
Lyncombe, Combe Down and Odd Down:
Lyncombe seems a bit of a made up area, but centres around Bear Flat. By dropping the bottom half of Lyncombe into an expanded Odd Down ward and an expanded Combe Down ward, Bear Flat can remain intact whilst becoming part of the Bathwick & Widcombe ward I have suggested. Combe Down makes sense remaining connected with Foxhill, and the Hansford Square area and Entry Hill area can be brought in too as these are nearby, and as mentioned above the University/Claverton Down area can join with Combe Down as they are well connected by bus and car, and share Rainbow Woods in the middle (which is used by cyclists and walkers to commute and would benefit from a more joined up approach). Polling Electorate Electorate district Existing ward 2017 2023 Change B-KM2 Kingsmead 2,596 2,625 29 B-AB1 Abbey 1,687 1,661 -26 B-AB2 Abbey 2,192 2,288 96 Minus from AB2 (now in Widcombe & Bathwick) -600 -600 0 Minus from KM2 (now in Newbridge) -800 -800 0 Plus from WO2 (from Oldfield Park) 1,000 1,000 0 Plus from WM1 (from Oldfield Park) 400 1,200 800 TOTAL in City Centre & Riverside 6,475 7,374 899
B-BK2A Bathwick 406 400 -6 B-BK2B Bathwick 1,122 1,104 -18 B-CD1 Combe Down 1,961 1,930 -31 B-CD2 Combe Down 1,978 2,646 668 Plus from LY1 & LY2 (from Odd Down) 1,000 1,000 0 TOTAL in Combe Down & Claverton Down 6,467 7,080 613
B-NB1 Newbridge 1,848 1,945 97 B-NB2 Newbridge 1,273 1,253 -20 B-NB3 Newbridge 1,200 1,192 -8 B-KM1 Kingsmead 1,482 1,641 159 Plus from WN1 500 500 0 Plus from KM2 800 800 0 TOTAL in Newbridge 7,103 7,331 228
B-LY1 Lyncombe 1,629 1,604 -25 B-LY2 Lyncombe 942 927 -15 B-OD1 Odd Down 2,187 2,153 -34 B-OD2 Odd Down 734 796 62 B-OD3 Odd Down 1,199 1,180 -19 B-OF3 Oldfield 1,107 1,090 -17 Plus from SD2 (from Twerton & Southdown) 500 500 0 Minus from LY1/LY2 (now in Combe Down & Claverton Down) -1,000 -1,000 0 TOTAL in Odd Down 7,298 7,250 -48
B-WM1 Westmoreland 2,056 2,941 885 B-WO2 Widcombe 1,140 1,216 76 B-WM2 Westmoreland 1,124 1,106 -18 B-OF1 Oldfield 969 954 -15 B-OF2 Oldfield 1,593 1,568 -25 Minus from WM1 (now in City Centre & Riverside) -400 -1,200 -800 Minus from WO2 (now in City Centre & Riverside) -1,000 -1,000 0 Plus from SD2 (from Twerton & Southdown) 1,600 1,600 0 TOTAL in Oldfield Park 7,082 7,185 103
B-SD1 Southdown 1,447 1,424 -23 B-TW1 Twerton 1,255 1,235 -20 B-TW2 Twerton 1,310 1,290 -20 B-TW3 Twerton 1,336 1,315 -21 B-WM3 Westmoreland 1,274 1,533 259 B-SD2 Southdown 2,649 2,608 -41 Minus from SD2 (now in Oldfield Park & Odd Down) -2,100 -2,100 0 TOTAL in Twerton & Southdown 7,171 7,305 134
B-LA1 Lambridge 1,921 1,969 48 B-LA2 Lambridge 1,065 1,048 -17 B-LA3 Lambridge 1,172 1,154 -18 B-WA2 Walcot 1,489 1,466 -23 B-WA3 Walcot 2,071 2,039 -32 Minus from LA3 (now in North East Somerset) -500 -500 0 TOTAL in Walcot & Lambridge 7,218 7,176 -42
B-WN1 Weston 2,528 2,488 -40 B-WN2 Weston 1,583 1,636 53 B-LN2 Lansdown 2,016 2,388 372 B-LN1 Lansdown 1,226 1,289 63 Minus from WN1 (now in Newbridge) -500 -500 0 TOTAL in Weston & Lansdown 6,853 7,301 448
B-LY3 Lyncombe 1,703 1,676 -27 B-WO3 Widcombe 1,330 1,309 -21 B-BK1 Bathwick 1,641 1,845 204 B-WA1 Walcot 789 777 -12 B-WO1 Widcombe 1,101 1,084 -17 Plus from AB2 (from City Centre & Riverside) 600 600 0 TOTAL in Widcombe & Bathwick 7,164 7,291 127
% of % of Electorate Average Electorate Average New ward Councillors 2017 (7,102) 2023 (7,102) City Centre & Riverside 3 6,475 91.2% 7,374 103.8% Combe Down & Claverton Down 3 6,467 91.1% 7,080 99.7% Newbridge 3 7,103 100.0% 7,331 103.2% Odd Down 3 7,298 102.8% 7,250 102.1% Oldfield Park 3 7,082 99.7% 7,185 101.2% Twerton & Southdown 3 7,171 101.0% 7,305 102.9% Walcot & Lambridge 3 7,218 101.6% 7,176 101.0% Weston & Lansdown 3 6,853 96.5% 7,301 102.8% Widcombe & Bathwick 3 7,164 100.9% 7,291 102.7% TOTAL 27 62,831 65,293 Part of LA3 moved to NES 500 500 TOTAL 63,331 65,793
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Bath and North East Somerset
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At the moment the boundary between Newbridge ward and Kingsmead ward goes down the middle of Chelsea Road, which is an important shopping street. This is not helpful to the development of Chelsea Road as a vibrant shopping area for the local community. At the same time, Kingsmead is a city centre ward, but at the moment it stretches too far into the outskirts. Please can the boundary between these two wards move to the East, so as to enlarge Newbridge ward so that it includes both sides of Chelsea Road. Perhaps the new boundary should be down Audley Grove and Hungerford Road, or else down Park Lane (depending on population levels).
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Bath and North East Somerset
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I suggest that it would make sound administrative sense if the land allocated for housing and employment development under Policy B3a in the Local Plan at Odd Down should be moved from Bathavon South to Odd Down. Then the residents of the new build housing would be represented by the same Member(s) as those in the neighbouring and fully integrated community in Odd Down, rather than in the much more diffusely populated area of Bathavon South which is made up of a number of important villages and scattered rural communities.
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Chew Valley North and Chew Valley South should be merged. Some of people who live in Chew Valley South regularly attend Doctors, Dentists, Vets and shop in Chew Valley North.
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Bath and North East Somerset
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I agree with the proposed revision to the Widcombe ward in Bath
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It would be sensible for Saltford's second representative to be shared with the adjacent areas of Corston and Newton St Loe
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